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Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
03/02/2016
Joshua tree (Yucca brevifolia) in Joshua Tree National Park.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
03/02/2016
Joshua Tree
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
03/02/2016
Mojave Yucca (Yucca schidigera).
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
03/02/2016
Desert Blue Bells (Phacelia campanularia), Joshua Tree
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
03/02/2016
Chia (Salvia columbariae), Joshua Tree
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
03/02/2016
Chuckwalla Cholla (Cylindropuntia chuckwallensis), Joshua Tree
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
03/02/2016
Purple mat (Nama demissa). Joshua Tree
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
03/02/2016
Mojave mound cactus (Echinocereus mojavensis).
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
03/02/2016
Desert paintbrush (Castilleja chromosa).
Yelena Sukhanov
Photo Date:
09/20/2014
Barrel and cholla cacti. Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
Yelena Sukhanov
Photo Date:
02/01/2015
Chuparosa flower, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
Yelena Sukhanov
Photo Date:
02/01/2015
Cholla cactus in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
John Cody
Photo Date:
11/07/2015
Little Hebe Crater, Death Valley National Park
John Cody
Photo Date:
11/07/2015
A coyote at Death Valley National Park.
John Cody
Photo Date:
11/07/2015
Panamint Mountains in Death Valley National Park.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
03/19/2016
Night campfire at Jumbo Rocks Campground, Joshua Tree National Park
Halvor Tweto
Photo Date:
03/03/2015
The cactus wren is known to make nests in the dense cholla cactus fingers.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
03/23/2016
View of the Ryan Ranch adobe ruin, Joshua Tree
Halvor Tweto
Photo Date:
05/02/2015
The nature trails in Joshua Tree are an excellent choice for families.
Emily Pennington
Photo Date:
03/26/2017
Brittlebush blooming on the road into Anza-Borrego State Park.
Emily Pennington
Photo Date:
03/26/2017
Brittlebush near the trailhead of Palm Canyon.
Emily Pennington
Photo Date:
03/26/2017
Cactus blooms near Indianhead Peak.
Emily Pennington
Photo Date:
03/26/2017
Wildflowers open up in Borrego Palm Canyon.